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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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